Improve infrastructure in govt. institutions: Dalit body

Collective sends suggestions on enhancing quality of schools to CM

Improving the infrastructure in government-run educational institutions, increasing post-matric scholarships and revitalising students’ unions in universities and colleges were some of the key suggestions sent to the Chief Minister by Dalit Intellectual Collective on the interventions needed to enhance the quality of schools and higher education in the State. Addressing the media on Wednesday, C. Lakshmanan, a faculty at the Madras Institute of Development Studies and convener of the collective, said many government-run institutions, particularly the Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare schools and hostels, lacked basic infrastructure, including toilets and water. Highlighting that the post-matric scholarship amount given to students had not been revised for 10 years, the collective said it must be doubled and periodically revised in accordance with changes in the Consumer Price Index.